diff --git a/.github/workflows/mirror_noir_subrepo.yml b/.github/workflows/mirror_noir_subrepo.yml
index fe768f76eba..54b45855e72 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mirror_noir_subrepo.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mirror_noir_subrepo.yml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
             cd noir-repo
             git fetch # see recent change
             git checkout $BRANCH || git checkout -b $BRANCH
-            git merge -Xtheirs origin/$STAGING_BRANCH -m "$COMMIT_MESSAGE"
+            git merge -Xours origin/$STAGING_BRANCH -m "$COMMIT_MESSAGE"
             git push origin $BRANCH
             cd ..
           }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_noir.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_noir.yml
index c2caab755eb..8ee023b5cb7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_noir.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_noir.yml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
             # Fix PR branch
             git fetch # see recent change
             git checkout $BRANCH || git checkout -b $BRANCH
-            git merge -Xtheirs origin/$STAGING_BRANCH -m "$COMMIT_MESSAGE"
+            git merge -Xours origin/$STAGING_BRANCH -m "$COMMIT_MESSAGE"
             git push origin $BRANCH
           }
           force_sync_staging